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THRONG ATTENDS wEMOR. ALSERVICE■The memorial aetrvi * In honor* o.I1* • ra*o f-om tfci* d ’ i« I who |,*id ,down their U»#-» in the Rebellion ol j d1SS5 and th* Or a’ War. 1*14 T ,wlt;*- attended c»nc of the Is, tv, .i esfemMagr* sli,*lt; ?’ * . TjT*look* 1 rather threat Ufa* In ?hf JGmom #? bat the • loud* b ran to hrtak toward® noon and by the t «msthe renrlc# had started the sun. r f in ttarmoar arfth the creation, rams ©at and shoo* through cut the «f** n* noon A sp’cndld tirnont of ret »■ • .*•« . -* men from ftas'adl dMrfd a- w* 31 as j 8 repr aentatfon SSub IV:rile r v# mVi*Uonlt;* a thrill of pride and sho v d thatthey had not fwp»ttea th- r t lt;nrades “Ot r th re” In addttloa tll^d'H A-it'lfsry, school CbRd- n. 3 Ru rrll I dz«* No. 2 T’ P O.K, ’ re! Ix.dg- No 4! 1.0 O P S n f aEngland,. R*tekftb», aho paraded in ! body to take part In th.? service.The parade forma l up in frcrr ot a th* Veter ns chib t on M.v.nStreet rnlt;1 heeded cy th •* Pip * Bf tdtinder the leadership ( f Mr .1 hn ; F Clark march'd to the monument **r- vi ‘.‘d ton -mory rf !v ' raker and -i Edward ILown who gave up theirJfrlt;M in the Rebellion of V- ’ rh the ferric*- was own d A rraj r byRev. W F Buahe was followed by every hiljrlne address by H r D D Millar who i«- nt 1 on* on:**- p' ■ r’the path of duty that the gallant fob ours had t od In th lr day rnd, riad* I ” n strong appeal to the preent gen- J p. eratlon, to try In ?ome measure tojp hr.' up to the high id a la of which!! the fa men had died. Th* pa-, de tcenjf moved off In slow t!mn to the err -it war memorial where the remainder of the service was h d Rev Ru he j Vrend an appropriate pa lt;-»k'r of ' r • p* | \turn and recited th p:aver known J 5 or crams as the Soldiers Jor V» M. Prad, M.C., then took tn platform and spoVe In his mu t! cl opuent. manner relative In e very vivid manner romp of the oxo rl nc s of the war from '*on«. 1914; to Mona 19ty. finally bringing hit absorbing narrative to a clo p by making refer-cnee to ' the great Bftcrf’ce made which Issued a challenge for u - to carry on.The hymn ”0 God. our help in a?»rri«f* was foRov d b • r very ins IrInc addroi* l»v Vo1-'. DC 'Icf THnscnr*h. M** Mo 1 !m®e*f ■ r.turned man spoke with Intense f 1 lor, stating very emphatTe! y th dcur Mmto’-lal Servi-ca ?.l* n’inv n*of wood and sion • w r» nol'it-c I n* r hollow eham if we a d no* tavp *p the torch thrown to u no bravely b-thrt host of eallant and self sa'-rff «•Ire felloe s who rave th dr all in th ca,J‘-e of freedom.MTVIt1TI|IiffItj1«A minute silenec wa *h n obs r.and during the time th eighty-sixnames were being read by K v. Busbe f owerg w re d positt I on h•-monument by relatives and dv l children until the balt;*e war l’te-al cover, d with some of the choicest flowers and most beautiful v rt a»h« seen any of the e aervic*?. T •“Last Port' ’ w-as» sounded by Joh-Ch rk. Jr. Th..- 1 lt;rc- cort” cthfn rang “The Supremo Sacrifice’j ftev- which th* “Reveille w;.s : -rddcd and tho f ag which had b*cn flv-Ing at half mast throurout ui* s*r vlca were raised . Th * Berv d: nior followed by the Nat cnal Anthem brought thia imm-n lv in pinnyviei* to a close. Judging 1 y t.*- ds !’ solenoiity which mark - racli .* of th» service everyone must i; been grea*ly Impressed and much prod !-• beund to come as a r aU of thl * significant yet reverent demon- 3 stmUon. i*)
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Russell Banner
Russell, Manitoba, CA
Thu, Aug 11, 1927
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